Cryptopsy
Whisper Supremacy

THE REVIEW

Cryptopsy, a seminal band in Death Metal, presented us in 1998 with this masterpiece titled 'Whisper Supremacy'.

The band, already known to all genre fans, plays a Brutal Death with Progressive influences. After the release of 'None So Vile' in 1996, the singer Lord Worm, highly appreciated in that context, left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by Mike Di Salvo. Despite this, the band did not miss a beat but, on the contrary, returned 2 years later with this excellent album. The strength of 'Whisper Supremacy' is certainly the impact this album has on the listener. Indeed, despite the Progressive veins (especially in the guitar solos), the CD in question is an immediate album, crashing violently onto the listener's eardrums. Heavy guitars playing incredibly fast riffs, a truly fearsome bass, double bass drums at full throttle, and the angry and malevolent voice of the vocalist.

That Cryptopsy is one of the technically best bands in the genre is now almost known to everyone, and this CD is the proof; you have to listen to believe. The guitarists showcase their skill in fast and melodic solos, the bass lines are very complex (it certainly won't be easy to keep up with those war machines), the drummer beats out inhuman tempos and demonstrates, in addition to great speed and energy, also a great musical taste surely dictated by years of studies and practice. Excellent work has also been done by the vocalist Mike Di Salvo, with his growl, less gurgled and more screamed and angry, which often bursts into terrifying screams.

The album consists of 8 songs, all characterized by speed and apocalyptic tones, though melodic parts are not missing (like the arpeggio at the beginning of the second track Cold Hate, Warm Blood). A great album for a great band, technique and violence fused together forming a band that should be included in the list of the "Greats of death metal".